Introduction To Global Tourism: Disneyland & Walt Disney World
Tourism is simply defined as temporary movement of people to destinations other than their normal residence and place of work. Travelling for the purpose of enjoyment or for relaxing is approached by different people in a different manner. The selection of place is the biggest and the main criteria which explains what type of a tourist is that person. People who want to have fun and do some adventurous stuff will definitely go to a place which will offer that, while people wanting a normal peaceful time will opt for a place which will provide them with peace. The world of tourism is changing and will change furthermore with time.
Attractions of Disneyland & Walt Disney World
Disneyland and Walt Disney World are destination which caters a lot of tourists throughout the year. These places are very popular among children, teenagers and parents. However, Disneyworld is much larger and mainly focuses on east side of coast while Disneyland targets those on west side.
The high attraction of these places is their live animated world which these places offer in the form of theme parks, castles, resorts and many other activities. The parks have some of the scariest and magnificent rides for each age group. These parks successfully create the magical world of fairy tales which every child listens to during their childhood. It’s a popular place amongst tourists and it’s increasing in huge number every year. The similarity between these places is there many rides like the small world, peter pan flight, Space Mountains, pirates of the Caribbean and many other rides. Both these places have theme parks which are based on Disney movies and stories. These places have a magical kingdom which is also very similar. All these fascinating things which both these places offer makes them popular amongst people and one of the most visited places in the world. These places offer the tourists with a fascinating world which fills the tourists with excitement and enthusiasm. All these attributes about these places makes them popular amongst people.
Reasons to Avoid Some Countries
All countries do not have the same security levels like the most developed countries of the world. There are places where the crime rates are huge and thus these places do not have very high rates of tourists, due to their bad reputation amongst the people. Places like Mexico, Haiti, Columbia and many more are some of the dangerous places in the world. It is due to the high rates of robbery, kidnapping, murders and many other dangerous crimes. Tourist travel to a place to create happy memories with their friends and family. But there are places which have to be avoided due to their bad reputation. There are also many places which have a very strong political influence which creates problems for foreign people and such places have to be definitely avoided. Some places like Iraq, Iran and some places in Saudi Arabia have some hard and different rules and people have been made captive for them. The popular movie “Argo” is a very popular example of tourist stuck in a wrong country. These places can be visited only by jeopardizing one’s life. This is due to these reasons which makes these places very unpopular amongst tourists. These places also does not fulfill the needs and desires of major tourists around the world.
Personalities that will Visit Disneyland & Walt Disney World
According to the Plog model, the people who will visit Disneyland and Walt Disney World belong to the dependable category. These people are less adventurous, they like family trips and for them travelling means relaxation and spending quality time with family and friends. They like to travel to areas they are comfortable with. All these are the possible traits which are needed by a person to visit places like the Disneyland and Walt Disney World which are popular family spot. According to Plog, dependable are people who go on short vacations and spend only a specified amount of money on their travelling. The Dependable are nothing like the ventures’ who like adventurous stuff and spend a lot of money on their travelling trip. All places cannot cater to the needs and wants of the dependable. Like the market have various segments of people, the tourist also has various segments, which also describes the places which the dependable and the venture’s visit. The dependable do not look for new places or new activities which require some risk and a lot of courage. The dependable main priority is their time with their friends and family. The Disneyland and Walt Disney World are the most popular family vacation spot and during festivals these places are even more crowded.
The Advantages of “Off the Beat Places”
According to Plog, places which are not that popular amongst people and the world still knows very little about them are places which will be visited mostly by people who belong to the category of ventures. The venture’s like to explore a new place before anybody else. They like the mystery which is attached to a place. They are explorers who have the tendency to learn from their travelling experience, that’s why they like going to places which are very less popular amongst people. There are tourists who look for peaceful places which are less popular amongst people. These places should use these techniques for tourists who are looking for a less crowded and peaceful vacation. Today, every popular place is jam packed with people, which also ruins many people vacations and holidays. The places that are avoided should publicize their traits which are related to relaxing holidays and also the chance to explore a new place along with many different qualities that are still unknown and undiscovered. The places should also tell the world about their distinctive cultural heritage. There are many places which were initially considered as off the beat places, but today are very important amongst people for example Bali and Indonesia.
Opportunities & Challenges in Tourism Industry
According to Plog, the various popular and unpopular places amongst people can witness a change in the level people visiting these places. A popular place can witness a downfall in the percentage of tourists visiting it and an unpopular place can visit a high percentage of tourists. According to Plog, all these changes happen with the change in time. This is the future of the tourism industry. This highlights the various opportunities and challenges which the tourism industry will face with the changing time. The opportunities are arising for less popular places as in todays’ world been it an allocentric tourist or psychocentric tourist, everyone wants a peace and clean environment for their holidays. Places which have been unpopular have witnessed a steady rise in their tourist percentage. The challenges are for the places which have got over crowded in the past few years and are unable to fulfill the rise in the demands of the people. This is the perfect case of a rise in demand, but there is a shortage of supply. With the changing time the demand will increase more, but the supply will not be fulfilled and this will be the main downfall of such places.
Conclusion
The tourism industry is going through a change. Not only does the people’s choice of place is changing, but there are demographic changes in the tourist too. The biggest change is being witnessed in the tourism industry, which will be prominent for everyone in the recent years. There is a high percentage of tourists who belong to the category of senior citizen and the baby boomers. This change has forced the tourism industry to bring changes by focusing their strategies on the senior citizen too. The baby boomers are the people who belong to the ventures’ category, these people like experimenting and have huge wealth which they want to spend on new and adventurous experience.
